tenpins

[ ten-pinz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
tenpin, a pin used in this game.

tenpins

/ ˈtɛnˌpɪnz /

See tenpin bowling
functioning as singular a US and Canadian name for tenpin bowling

Origin of tenpins¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; ten + pin + -s ³

He relentlessly cut them down one after another like tenpins.

Ride a horse or a bicycle; play tennis or tenpins, or toss a ball.

This alley was laid on a long board table, and the game played with tenpins and small wooden balls.

Tenpins, ten′pinz, n. a game played in a bowling-alley, the aim being to bowl down ten pins set up at the far end.

Yet the spears from above mowed down the climbing savages like tenpins, while their weapons did little or no damage.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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